#46AE97#46AE97
#46AE97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.102 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46AE97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 174, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 13.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.81, -35.63, 2.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.81, 35.75, 175.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.38% -0.1019 0.0071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.38% 0.102 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2452, 33.8062, 34.5724) |
| Luminance | 0.3381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.46
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.14
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46AE97 #AE465D
analogous
#46AE63 #46AE97 #4691AE
triadic
#46AE97 #9746AE #AE9746
tetradic
#46AE97 #6346AE #AE465D #91AE46
square
#46AE97 #6346AE #AE465D #91AE46
split-complementary
#46AE97 #AE4691 #AE6346
monochromatic
#23574B #348271 #46AE97 #6DC4B1 #99D6C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#46AE97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#46AE97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46AE97
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46AE97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46AE97 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A496
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46ae97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 174, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.102 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c7b5',
500: '#46ae97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46ae97; $custom-light: #84c7b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46ae97",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 174,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.731,
"s": 42.623,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68375,
"c": 0.10218,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.33809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46AE97
secondary
#C28E99
accent
#5571D2
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280